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Canonical

23d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid, Senior & Expert Level
  • IT & Cybersecurity
    Product
  • Dresden
    Remote

AI generated summary

  • You should have a strong academic background, Linux knowledge, a passion for tech, excellent communication skills, problem-solving ability, and experience managing projects or teams.
  • You will lead product development, collaborate with teams, conduct market research, communicate vision, iterate on user feedback, design go-to-market strategies, and support sales efforts.

Requirements

  • Exceptional academic results at high school and university
  • Understanding of Linux and the wider open source software community
  • Understanding of computer architecture, application development, datacenters, cloud or devices
  • Passion to write about technologies and the tech landscape
  • A strong work ethic, and personal interests aligned with the open source movement
  • Curiosity, and the habit of continuous learning
  • A strong sense of ownership
  • Problem solving and the ability to innovate
  • Outstanding communications skills in English, both verbal and written
  • For more senior positions, product management experience in the software industry
  • Ability to manage multiple projects or product lines while maintaining focus on key priorities
  • Demonstrated leadership in aligning diverse teams and driving consensus around product strategies
  • Willingness to travel internationally up to 4 times a year for company events up to two weeks long

Responsibilities

  • Lead the product development lifecycle, reviewing the priorities and goals for your product
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, and sales
  • Address common challenges across projects, align on priorities, enable informed decisions, and keep business execution on track
  • Conduct market research, analyse industry trends, and gather customer feedback to identify opportunities
  • Communicate your product vision, status updates, and key decisions to ensure alignment and manage expectations
  • Conduct usability testing, analyse user feedback, and iterate on the product to improve the user experience
  • Collaborate with marketing, sales, and support teams to develop go-to-market strategies, create product documentation, and provide training
  • Contribute to the success of our sales team in winning new opportunities, reviewing customer feedback and participating in customer meetings
  • Oversee the work of a product line, ensuring consistency in strategy and execution across different teams
  • Facilitate collaboration and resolve conflicts within different teams and across other departments

FAQs

What is the primary focus of Canonical as a company?

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, primarily focused on the Ubuntu platform, which is widely used in enterprise initiatives including public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT.

What are the key responsibilities of a Product Manager at Canonical?

A Product Manager at Canonical is responsible for leading the product development lifecycle, collaborating with cross-functional teams, conducting market research, communicating product vision, overseeing product lines, and helping drive sales success.

What qualifications are preferred for this Product Manager position?

Preferred qualifications include exceptional academic results, understanding of Linux and the open source community, knowledge of computer architecture and application development, strong communication skills, and for more senior roles, prior product management experience in the software industry.

Is experience required in specific verticals for this role?

While not mandatory, familiarity with specific verticals such as Telco, Finance, Industrial, or Automotive is valued.

What type of work environment does Canonical provide?

Canonical offers a distributed work environment with opportunities for team sprints in person twice a year.

How does Canonical approach employee development?

Canonical provides a personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year to support continuous learning and professional growth.

Will travel be required for this position?

Yes, you should be willing to travel internationally up to four times a year for company events that can last up to two weeks.

What kind of products will I be managing as a Product Manager?

You could manage a range of products across various domains, including the Ubuntu platform, AI/ML & MLOps, IoT, Cloud, and more, depending on your expertise.

What is Canonical's stance on diversity and inclusion?

Canonical is committed to fostering a workplace free from discrimination and values the diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds to create a better work environment and products.

How does Canonical handle compensation reviews?

Canonical revisits compensation annually and more frequently for graduates and associates to ensure outstanding performance is recognized, in addition to offering a performance-driven annual bonus or commission.

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Canonical

Enterprise open source, secured and delivered by the publisher of Ubuntu.

Technology
Industry
501-1000
Employees
2004
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Canonical is a technology company known for developing and supporting Ubuntu, a popular open-source operating system. The company focuses on providing reliable, secure, and cost-effective solutions for cloud computing, IoT, and containers. By leveraging open-source technologies, Canonical aims to enable innovation and digital transformation for businesses and developers worldwide. The company is committed to ensuring high performance and scalability, promoting the adoption of open-source software, and fostering a global community of users and contributors.

Benefits

  • Remote working

    Canonical has been a fully distributed organisation since its origin in 2004. Digital collaboration allows us to enjoy our home environment and work with the best in the world in our domain. We meet each other at least twice per year during in-person sprints to nurture cross-team relationships.

  • We build trust

    Zero commute means more time for the things you enjoy. At the same time, we have very high expectations of commitment and independent execution. We invest in people who are self-driven, motivated and highly organised. We take our responsibility for the most critical elements of open infrastructure very seriously, and we are committed to quality in every aspect of our product and services.

  • We engineer excellence

    We aspire to lead on the global stage. There’s no other way to describe it than hard work, hard challenges and hard competition. You will need to show that you can compete in deeply challenging intellectual fields. Your colleagues are aiming for the top, and they depend on you to set the same standard in your area of responsibility. That’s tough but incredibly satisfying. We value those who take ownership of their area and take opportunities to be exceptional.

  • We travel

    We optimise our team structure for time zone overlap. Collaboration and inspiration takes time to fully develop but leadership at Canonical means building cross-team relationships. We nurture those relationships through regular global summits which bring diverse teams or their leaders together. We host these events around the world to discover great places to explore and appreciate in the process. Team events have taken place in Vancouver, Brugge, New York, Budapest, Orlando, Cape Town, Warsaw, Seoul, Paris, Portland, Lyon, London, Toronto and many more.